IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong

2017 IRONMAN 70.3 Athletes' Choice Awards: Best Post Race Celebration

A multi-looped fast course, IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong is set to test avid triathletes looking for a challenging and unique experience along Geelong’s spectacular waterfront and scenic country side. More about the course.

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About Geelong

Imagine a waterfront city that can provide you with all you need for that perfect event, possessing both the sophistication of a capital city and warmth of regional hospitality. Less than an hour’s drive from Melbourne’s CBD and Tullamarine Airport along the Princess Freeway, Geelong is beautifully placed with waterfront views of Corio Bay, immediate access to the world famous Great Ocean Road and charming wine growing region of the Bellarine. The city’s multi-million dollar drawcard, Waterfront Geelong, features many cafes and restaurants, fully restored art deco seawater baths, a yacht club marina and a scenic bay side promenade. More about Geelong.

IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Qualifying Race

In 2018 there will be 30 qualifying slots to the 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship to be held in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa.

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Latest Media Releases

The IRONMAN journey is a very personal experience and everyone who takes up the physical and mental challenge does it for their own vastly different reasons, to achieve their own particular goals and fulfil their own ambitions. Read More >

The already superb IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong elite fields have received a major boost with the last minute inclusion of Rio Olympian Ryan Fisher, who is determined to push the pace on the famous and fast Eastern Beach course. Read More >

According to Warragul’s Heidi Gratton the whole sport of triathlon and IRONMAN is contagious and she blames her addiction on the local Wild Dog Triathlon Club. Well, that is her explanation for firing up for the IRONMAN 70.3 Geelong on 18 February. Read More >

Since leaving high school Melbourne’s Vanessa Vacirca has been on a roller coaster ride with her health, lifestyle and weight and four years ago at 123 kg felt like anything but a triathlete. Read More >

English age group athlete Sue Fuller has one of the most impressive sporting resumes going around that includes competing in the iconic Alpe D’Huez triathlon, Escape from Alcatraz, IRONMAN Austria, four London Marathons and a Quadrathlon in Scotland. Read More >

IRONMAN 70.3 is not all about the individual athlete, there is plenty of fun to be had in the Teams Relay which allows athletes to compete without the challenge of racing in all three legs. Read More >

During an awards banquet for the Waikiki Swim Club, John Collins, a Naval Officer stationed in Hawai`i, and his fellow athletes began debating which athletes were the fittest: swimmers, bikers, or runners. Read More >

The City of Greater Geelong is widely recognised as the spiritual home of triathlon in Victoria, and since the mid 1980's the famous Geelong Waterfront has been the scene to some of the world’s biggest and most prestigious multi-sport events.
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